Heavy footsteps approached them.
Alarmed, Steven stood in defense of Bella and Linny, his fists
clenching and his muscles bulging under his suit.
Linny was scared stiff, but Bella kept her composure. As her eyes fixated on the three men, Bella held
Linny tighter in her arms.
The leader of the group was Winston.
Bella had been around the block before. She could tell from a quick
once-over that the man was no pushover.
âWho are you?â Steven hissed through clenched teeth.
Tilting his head, Winston looked past Steven to stare at Bella. His
voice was flat. âYou must be Ms. Thompson.â
âI am Bella Thompson.â Bella was the one and only.
âOh, youâre as pretty as they say.â
Winston grinned sinisterly. âShame that it wonât be for long.â
Bella gritted her teeth as rage consumed her.
The man sure was cocky.
âDo you work for Shannon? Did she send you to kill me?â Bella
showed no fear.
âMs. Thompson, you couldâve enjoyed your little life of privilege, but you had to mess with the wrong
people and poke your nose where
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you shouldnât. Youâre an adult, and itâs only fair that you pay the consequences of your actions.â
âHaha. Fair, my ass.â
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Bella laughed fearlessly, her voice loud and clear. âI dare you to lay a finger on me. Even better, you
can kill me. If you donât, Iâll make sure you and the people hiding behind your back will pay.â
Winston grinned.
Many had voiced similar threats to Winstons in the past, but they
were all dead now.
âIâll handle things from here, Ms. Bella. Take Linny and run,â Steven
urged, his knuckles white.
âGo, Linny.â
Bella gave Linny a nudge before turning to Steven with determination.
âIâll stay to help. Youâre no match for them on your own.â
âMs. Bella.â Steven looked deep into Bellaâs eyes, swept away by a
moment of zeal.
He and Bella were important companions to each other.
Steven would have a wife and children in the future, but Bella would
remain special and irreplaceable in his heart.
She was once his first love.
Now, he had undying devotion for her.
Linny did not want to just run and hide, but she knew that she was of
no help and would only become a burden to them.
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With tears in her eyes, Linny gave Bella a nod and turned around to flee, but two men came up from
the back and blocked her path.
Bella, Steven, and Linny were surrounded as the air thickened with
ominous tension.
The odds were not in their favor this time.
âGet it done and over with.â
Winston cracked his neck muscles his eyes fixing on Bellaâs face.â
Leave Ms. Thompson to me. Call it my respect for her.â
A black Lamborghini drifted and pulled up by the side of the empty.
road.
Justin got out of the car and looked at the pitch-black park with worry.
He took strides into the area as the harsh wind grazed against his
skin. The overly serene air gave him a bad feeling.
Perhaps it was because he held Bella dear to his heart, or maybe they
had been through many brushes with death together before.
Whatever the reason, he could always sense when Bella was in
trouble.